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Re: Fall in

Hi Matf. Welcome (I'm new here too). :)

The phrase fall in line does not sound natural to me (at least, I am not aware of any context in which it is common to express the idea in quite that way).

In an army context, the command Fall in! is an instruction for soldiers to get into formation. The "following" would then occur when they started marching, so your phrase still wouldn't quite work as it is written.

Re: Fall in

Reply #2 dealt with that usage. The fact is that in non-militaristic contexts 'fall in' doesn't mean 'follow me', and there is no context where you can say 'fall in me'.

In your context it doesn't mean 'follow me' either, but 'falling in' [=joining a miltaristic formation] involves following someone who is moving.

b

PS I said 'miltaristic' rather than just 'military' (the only context where I've met that sort of 'fall in') because I assume that the speaker in the video game you mention is not military but something sexier!

Re: Fall in

Originally Posted by matf9999

Have you ever used that phrasal verb?

I too, have served in uniform, and I have fallen in, and ordered people to fall in. I have followed the order 'Fall in on me' ('Take up position using me as a marker'), but I have never heard 'Fall in me', because it is not used.

Re: Fall in

Originally Posted by 5jj

I too, have served in uniform, and I have fallen in, and ordered people to fall in. I have followed the order 'Fall in on me' ('Take up position using me as a marker'), but I have never heard 'Fall in me', because it is not used.

And have you ever heard the less-than-grammatical 'Get fell in' - beloved of scriptwriters (I'm sure it was used in Zulu)?